LEGAZPI CITY, March 5 -- The Department of Social Welfare and Development in Bicol (DSWD-5), through the Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan-Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (KALAHI-CIDSS) program, assisted over 13,000 persons with disabilities (PWDs) across the region via its cash-for-work program in 2023.

In an interview on Tuesday, Ranelle Sertan, DSWD-Bicol social marketing officer, said the 13,621 PWDs from 59 local government units (LGUs) in the region received a total of PHP46.99 million cash assistance under the Kapangyarihan at Kaunlaran sa Barangay Cash-for-Work (KKB-CFW) program.

"The CFW program aims to provide temporary employment opportunities to persons with disabilities as well as low income or no inco...